Obituary Listings in Spearfish, Lead, & Sundance
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Barbara Furnish
Nov 15, 2013
Barbara Ann Furnish, 88, of Spearfish, SD, passed away on Friday, November 15, 2013 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish. Barbara "Bobbe" was born on February 27, 1925 in Ranchester, Wyoming to Vint and Esther Johnston. She grew up in Ranchester with her siblings; Charlotte, Helen Ruth, and Ray. Bobbe graduated from Ranchester High School in 1943....
Rexford Selbe
Nov 13, 2013
Rexford L. Selbe, 91, of Spearfish, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish. He was born on January 17, 1922 on a farm near Phillipsburg, Kansas. When he was 13, his family moved to Longmont, Colorado where he graduated from high school with the class of 1939. He then attended Colorado...
Mary Ann Pipkins
Nov 10, 2013
Mary Ann Pipkins, 81, Deadwood, SD died Sunday, November 10, 2013 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish. Survivors include her husband, David Brown, Deadwood; children, Gregory Brown, Boston, MA, Stanley Brown, NY, Eric Brown, Boston, MA and Kathy Black, San Francisco, CA; nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Private family graveside services will be held at a later...
Robert Patterson
Nov 8, 2013
Robert Patterson, 54 of Belle Fourche, died on Friday, November 8, 2013. Survivors include his son, Vance (Megan) Patterson of Belle Fourche; brothers, Paul (Monica) Yanzick of Sioux Falls and Floyd "Jay" Patterson of St. Onge and his dog Lobo. Bobby enjoyed working cattle, running farm equipment, and spending time with family and his animals. His passions included horses, training...
Roland Klumb
Nov 7, 2013
A much loved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, Roland (Ozzie) Klumb, 86, of Spearfish, South Dakota passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2013. He was born August 25, 1927 in Ethan, South Dakota to Molly (Rheingans) and Henry Klumb. He served in the U.S. Army from 1946 to 1947. On June 4, 1950, Roland married Beverly Cornell in Spearfish,...
Joy Krautschun
Nov 5, 2013
Joy Krautschun, 62 of Spearfish passed away at her home under the loving care of her family, friends and Hospice of the Northern Hills on Tuesday, November 05, 2013. Joy (Proctor) Krautschun was born in Deadwood, SD on May 10, 1951 to Dr. Thomas H. (Doc) and June (Stolberg) Proctor. While growing up in Deadwood, she was a member of...
Chris A. Huber
Nov 4, 2013
Christopher Huber, 36 of Lead, left this world far too young on Monday, November 4, 2013 at Orman Dam. Chris was born on a Sunday, May 22, 1977 in Deadwood, S.D., to Bruce and Rhonda (Harlan) Huber. Chris graduated from Lead High School in 1995 and served two years in the U.S. Army. He returned to the Black Hills, which...
Mary Lou Lower
Nov 3, 2013
Mary Lou Lower, 81, Spearfish, SD passed away peacefully with family by her side on Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital Hospice House. Mary Lou was born July 27, 1932 to Ralph and Myrtle (Aaseth) Irish in Gayville, SD. She married Laton Lower in 1950 in Pierre, SD. She worked for the State of South Dakota and...
Robert P. Rogers Sr.
Nov 1, 2013
Robert "Bob" Rogers Sr., 85 of Deadwood, SD went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 1, 2013 at the Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital with his family by his side. Bob was born in Isabel , SD, on August 1, 1928 to Nina Rogers. As a child he was raised by his grandparents, Jim and Pearl Rogers. He was drafted...
Harold C. Adkins
Oct 31, 2013
Harold Adkins, 85 of Sturgis, passed away on October 31, 2013 at the Fort Meade Veterans Hospice Unit with his loving family by his side. Our dad has peacefully left this earth to be greeted into the arms of Jesus and to reunite with his beautiful bride of 65 years. Harold Caswell Adkins was born on September 9, 1928 to...
Daniel Ricky Henderson
Oct 31, 2013
Daniel R. Henderson, 19, Deadwood, SD died Thursday, October 31, 2013 at his home. Daniel was born July 19, 1994 at Olympia, WA, to Tiffiny Reynolds. He lived in Washington, Wyoming, Oregon and moved to South Dakota with his family in 2006. He graduated from Lead-Deadwood High School in 2012. Daniel always enjoyed lending a helping hand, helping out with...
Charles Orcutt
Oct 29, 2013
Charles R. Orcutt, 88, Moorcroft, WY passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at his home surrounded with the love of his family. He was born in Oxford, NE to Daniel and Eva (Hosier) Orcutt on April 30, 1925. After his birth they moved to a farm in Missouri then on to Wray, CO. After his father's death in 1937,...
Beverly Christianson-Bell
Oct 27, 2013
Beverly Christianson-Bell, 75, Sturgis, formerly of Moorcroft, WY, died Sunday October 27, 2013 at Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital in Deadwood. Visitation will be from 5-7pm, Friday, November 1, 2013 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. Funeral services will be at 1:00pm, Saturday, November 2, 2013 at the United Methodist Church in Sturgis, 1755 Ball Park Rd., Sturgis, SD, 57785. Burial will...
Robert Mensing
Oct 25, 2013
Robert "Bob" Mensing, 64 of Lake Havasu, AZ formerly of Lemmon and Spearfish, SD, passed away on October 25, 2013 at his home. Bob was born on May 21, 1949 to Robert and Vera (Smith) Mensing in Lemmon, SD. After graduating from high school in Lemon he attended school at Southern State College in Springfield, SD. He entered the US...
Ethel Moeller
Oct 23, 2013
Ethel E. Moeller, 94, Sundance, WY passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at Crook County Memorial Nursing Home. Ethel was born on August 26, 1919 to Fred and Clara Maas in Huron, SD, and received her schooling in Yale, SD. Ethel married Henry Moeller on March 8th, 1938. To this union six children were born, Donald (Tuff), Betty, Jeanette...
Richard Hubbard
Oct 22, 2013
Richard "Dick" Eugene Hubbard, 74, of Sundance, WY passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at Crook County Long Term Care Center. Richard "Dick" Hubbard was born on February 14, 1939 in Blockton, Iowa, to Clarke and Pauline Hubbard. He attended grade school in Clearfield, Iowa and moved with his family to Riverton, Wyoming in 1951. He graduated from Riverton...
Marvin H. Morford
Oct 20, 2013
Marvin H. Morford, 72, Belle Fourche, SD died Sunday, October 20, 2013 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Marvin was born June 23, 1941 to Ivan and LaVerna (Buchheim) Morford in Highmore, SD. At the age of 17 he went to work for his brother, Dale at the filling station, and at the age of 18, he went to work for...
Lou Ann Brien
Oct 19, 2013
Lou Ann (Millard) Brien, 54 of Deadwood, SD passed away Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Lead Deadwood Regional Hospital Hospice care after her struggles with cancer. Lou Ann was born to William "Bill" and Shirley Millard in Deadwood, SD on August 12, 1959. She is survived by her husband Leonard Brien with whom she shared 32 years. Their union was...
Eugene Horrell
Oct 14, 2013
Dr. Eugene Dale Horrell, 81 passed away peacefully at his home in Spearfish Canyon, South Dakota on Monday, October 14, 2013. Gene was born on January 27, 1932 to Stanley and Doris (Dunn) Horrell. He attended grade school in Buffalo, South Dakota. Gene graduated in 1950 from Vermillion High School, and did his pre-med at the University of South Dakota....
Ellen Besler
Oct 8, 2013
Ellen J. (Coffield) Besler joined her Savior Tuesday October 8th, 2013 at David M. Dorsett Heathcare Center in Spearfish, SD. Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M., Friday, October 11, 2013 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. Funeral services will be at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, October 12, 2013 at Hope Lutheran Church in Spearfish with Pastor Mark Schutz officiating. Burial with...
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